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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,653
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There are many pieces to this puzzle.
One of them is "defensive" medicine. In ouy way-too-litigious society, doctors order tests that may not be necessary just in case something unfortunate goes wrong, and he/she ends up getting sued.
Bad form to sit on the witness stand and tell an attorney "No, I didn't order that test, as I thought it wasn't needed". "Your honor, this doctor is clearly guilty of malpractice!"
Malpractice insurance is one of the big expenses of opening up a medical practice here.
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